Important Textual Examples of Grammar Std.10th
(1) He swept the steps. (Begin your sentence with ‘The steps…………….’)
Ans: The steps were swept by him.
(2) Sitaram was on his delivery round. (Add a question tag)
Ans: Sitaram was on his delivery round, wasn’t he?
(3) She came from a poor family.
(Rewrite as a negative sentence without changing its meaning)
Ans: She did not come from a rich family.
(4) Her father was a keen wrestler. (Rewrite it in Simple Present tense)
Ans: Her father is a keen wrestler.
(5) Courage is a wonderful thing. (Begin the sentence with “ What a……”)
Ans: What a wonderful thing Courage is !
(6) He is one of the greatest scientists of this century. (Add a question tag)
Ans: He is one of the greatest scientists of this century, isn’t he?
(7) They were laughing and screaming. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only….but also’)
Ans: They were not only laughing but also screaming.
(8) He used to stay in front of my house. (Rewrite the sentence by using ‘would’)
Ans: He would stay in front of my house.
(9) They were totally drenched and happy. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only ……but also’)
Ans: They were not only totally drenched but also happy.
(10) The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road. (Rewrite it in ‘Present Continuous tense’)
Ans: The beggar and the young girl are playing on the road.
(11) We need to bring life images. (Underline the ‘infinitive’)
Ans: We need to bring life images
(12) The next step should support and hold us without a crack. (Add a question tag)
Ans: The next step should support and hold us without a crack, shouldn’t it?
(13) The compound was luxurious with green grass. (Add a question tag)
Ans: The compound was luxurious with green grass, wasn’t it?
(14) The writer’s house was in a corner of the campus.
(Make ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)
Ans: Where was the writer’s house?
(15) There was plenty to eat and drink. (Pick out the infinitive)
Ans: There was plenty to eat and drink.
(16) All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong. (Use ‘Not only………but also)
Ans: All the children except Bholi were not only healthy but also strong.
(17) The bird has flown. (Rewrite the sentence using Past Perfect tense)
Ans: The bird had flown.
(18) He dialled Seth Govind Ram’s number. (Frame Yes/No type question)
Ans: Did he dial Seth Govind Ram’s number?
(19) She is a legend for sure. (Add a question tag)
Ans: She is a legend for sure, isn’t she?
(20) She was 18 years old. (Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get underlined part as an answer)
Ans: How old she was?
What was her age?
(21) I became deeply absorbed in the book. (Rewrite it in Simple Present Tense)
Ans: I become deeply absorbed in the book.
(22) I chose to ignore the commotion. (Underline the infinitive)
Ans: I chose to ignore the commotion.
(23) She wasn’t very pleasant company. (Add a question tag)
Ans: She wasn’t very pleasant company, was she?
(24) I spotted Meena. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Meena……’)
Ans: Meena was spotted by me.
(25) Writer’s father was a medical professional. (Make ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)
Ans: What was my father?
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(26) They attracted squirrels and many species of birds. (Change the voice)
Ans: Squirrels and many species of birds were attracted by them.
(27) I humbly accept this award. (Add a question tag)
Ans: I humbly accept this award, don’t I ?
(28) I am unable to do that. (Make it negative without changing its meaning)
(29) We saw an army of ants. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘An army of ants…’)
Ans: An army of ants was seen by us.
(30) We touch it. (Rewrite the sentence in ‘Past Perfect Tense.’)
Ans: We had touched it.
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(31) Shwetha is a very beautiful girl. (Make it an exclamatory sentence.)
Ans: What a very beautiful girl Shwetha is!
(32) She wasn’t very pleasant company. (Make it affirmative without changing its meaning)
Ans: She was very unpleasant company.
(33) The child was very fair and pretty. (Make it exclamatory)
Ans: How fair and pretty the child was!
(34) It was not difficult to find bridegrooms for them. (Rewrite the sentence and underline the infinitive.)
Ans: It was not difficult to find bridegrooms for them.
(35) He asked the bird, “What are you doing?” (Change it into indirect speech)
Ans: He asked the bird what he was doing.
(36) He had taken a little run forward. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘Simple Past Tense’)
Ans: He took a little run forward.
(37) His two brothers and his sister had already flown away. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘as well as’)
Ans: His two brothers as well as his sister had already flown away.
(38) The news spread through the bazaar with the rapidity of a forest fire. (Frame the ‘wh’ question to get the underlined part as an answer)
Ans: How does the news spread through the bazaar?
(39) The baby remained motionless. (Make negative without changing its meaning.)
Ans: The baby was not moving.
(40) She sat there quietly. (Add a question tag)
Ans: She sat there quietly, didn’t she?